13There
hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man (1Cor 10:)

Meet George and Martha
Philistine. The Philistines are your typical middle class American
family; middle aged, average number of children, common laborer and
housewife, stereotypical in-laws and extended family, and, oh, never
mind. These and more you'll be meeting from time to time. and from
story to story.

The Philistines live in a
suburban tract home and drive midrange, mid-size automobiles. They have
a TV blaring in each room, and a computer that everyone must use, and
usually at the same time. Their interests are sports, soaps and
cartoons, depending on which member of the family you're talking to at
the moment.

The Philistines attend a
local church, when other of life's events do not hinder them, such as a
nice, sunny day or a cold and rainy day. The Spiritual life of the
Philistines are those of the common man, perhaps not unlike your own.

George and Martha are, as
most of us, trying to learn who they are and where they fit in this big
wide world, while at the same time raising a family who are themselves
in the process of finding out what their place is in this ball of mud
called earth.

The Philistines are your
neighbors, your coworkers, your family; and just very possibly you
yourself at one time or another during your own search for personal
identity.

Sometimes the experiences of
the Philistines are humorous, sometimes they're tragic. But whatever
else they may be, they're likely to cause a twinge or two because they
will be all too real to life, your life, and the
lives of those you know and love..

This said, let us proceed
and experience a day in the life of the Philistines